Most welcome. Glad my post helped. Yes, the short pipe does create issues, however, there are a few workarounds. One is to get a locking fitting as suggested above, other is to get a pistol-grip type grease gun as opposed to the lever-handle type gun as shown in my pictures. A lever requires two hands to properly pump, but with a pistol grip, you can pump with just one hand and hold the grease fitting in place with the other hand. You can also use a needle nozzle attachment with the gun to reach narrow places where the normal fitting is too wide to go.